The Reply

Mr. R.J Lupin

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Room 36

Defence Against the Dark Arts Department

We are doomed from the start, as starters are.

Why am I doing this?

Digging my own grave. Though it's shallow,

I would lie in it.

We're down in the basement, in the dark,

after we crash your car.

Hoping fast that my arrow hits the mark,

so we know who we are.

You always knew me because I never hid who I was. I was an alcoholic ex-rock star who fucked around and had more mistakes than brain cells, and I’m still the same. I didn't write for one simple reason: you were all your mother’s mistakes because the stupid bitch forgot to take the pill. I’m only writing to you now so that you don't waste any more of my time by sending soppy letters.

Please keep the reporters at bay.

This is a matter of life and death,

but I deal with things like this everyday.

Please keep the reporters at bay.

You never do what I tell you to.

You never do what I say.

We've been hurting a long time. Trying hard for this.

We all have sizeable scars. We got it.

You'd break it all apart. We got it.

We can make it work like this, like this, like this...

I don't care what happened to you all. I’m running for my life. You’re not the only one with problems you know. Do you want to know what your father has done? It started with nicking a car, then burning a car, than beating up a witness, then getting done, then the drugs, then the debt from the drugs, then the money stealing, then the armed burglary, then the dead shopkeeper and then the running to preserve my freedom.

Yes we are a bullet in the heart

and the message sent.

Always dragging your feet over sand

and over hot cement.

Make a list of your favourites. Write it down.

Make it legible.

A problem we're always facing. You never rest.

You either push or pull.

You always wanted something. First you wanted as far away from me as possible, then you want to send letters, next you’ll want to come with me and kill me soon after. Just make up your mind. I don't what you are as long as I don't have to be a part of it. And I don't hate you, why would I? Like you said, I don't even know you.

Please keep the crowd under control.

This is a matter of life and

death and we're not prepared. I just want you to know.

Please keep the crowd under control.

This is the weight of my conscience.
This is an all time low.

We've been hurting a long time. Trying hard for this.

We all have sizeable scars. We got it.

You'd break it all apart. We got it.

We can make it work like this, like this, like this...

If we make contact again, we’ll be killed and I don't want to die so do me a favour. Rip up the address you have of mine and pretend that the unlucky sod your Ma’s with is really your Da.

Good bye

Mr. A. Lupin